Frankfurt vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
776K
13.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 34% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1384th and 3277th ($2251 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 48th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Moscow

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Frankfurt Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$20160

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749